Kubota BX- Rebuilding a very wet driveway
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- #KubotaBX #FEL -Rebuilding a very wet driveway with my Kubota BX. Removing sod/overgrowth in some spots and topping them off with gravel. Filling other low spots with stone and grading with the FEL. #Driveway #Repair
Morning Biff! I know I've said it before but you are a master with the FEL and bucket. LOL! I think I may have to enrol in Biff's Bucket and FEL School. Great job on the driveway again. Be well and all the best!
Thanks GP! Always love to see your comments on my channel, it’s an honor. Thanks for the kind words! Looks like your enjoying your new tractor! I see youv been doing lots of exciting new things with it. Have fun and stay safe!
Another video i have enjoyed, i have become a fan of your work, content and videos! Share more! Love driveway work!
I agree that you have a real talent with the FEL. I real enjoy watching you do your magic with your BX. So many SCUT operators are always lifting their front wheels off the ground and just make the tractor look inadequate for the task, but not you. You are one smooth operator - nice work!
Thanks a ton Frank. I really appreciate it man. I’m glad I’m able to showcase the tractor and show it’s abilities to awesome people like you who enjoy watching it. Thanks for your support!
Awesome job AGAIN !!!
Thanks buddy! Happy Easter to you!
@@BiffsEquipment you as well ... just ordered the bx23s loader backhoe.. arrives on the 21st .. can't wait to get it dirty .. had the r14 tires switched to the agricultural ones like yours, makes it look more aggressive 👌 love the vids..
I've seen many people work there bucket on there tractors and you are 100% better than myself, your the best and always do a great job!!!! My bx 2380 few months old and still have alot to learn thats for sure.
Thanks buddy! Sorry I’m just now seeing your comment. You’ll def get the hang of it no doubt, your tractor is still really new to you so once you get more seat time You’ll def get the hang of it, thanks for watching!
Made that look easy! Great job 👏
Thanks Paul!
good job. enjoyed the video. you're a lot better than I am with using the bucket to level and smooth everything.
Thankyou! Means a lot. You seem like a mighty fine operator yourself. I’m glad ton enjoyed the video and thanks for watching!
Very nice and clean work, noticed you fixed the gutter bottom plate, it's the little things that makes it a good worker, excellent video.
Thanks Joe! Yah that gutter deffinelty needs to be extended but before it wasn’t even on the gutter plate at all which was deffinelty some of their reason for it being so wet over there. Thanks for watching!
watched so many people using there bucket, and you are the best i’ve seen that someone can do anything with there front loader, good job man!!!
Thanks buddy I really appreciate it! Spring/summer is my favorite time of year because I get to use my tractor for jobs like this, winter time gets old quick when all your doing is plowing snow, snow is easy to plow and I like a challenge lol. Hope your doing well this winter, you get any snow?
Having done a lot of side work in my younger days, I sometimes can’t help but feel frustrated watching some guys fumble with their tractors with loaders.
I seem to watch your videos straight through, because you handle that loader well.
Nice job!
Hey thanks Mike I appreciate that, I TOTALLY get what your saying 100%.. there are so many other channels that make it hard to even watch when they are just “fumbling” (to put it in your words) with their loader.. making more of a mess then when they started.. it’s hard to get excited or stay interested when you can see the time being waisted. I’m glad you can watch my videos all the way through and that they stay entertaining for you. Thanks for the comment!
Very Impressive, Specially with a small Kubota! Great Job!
Thanks a ton Israel! Been very happy with my new setup on my little tractor and have been very pleased with the tractor itself also! It's perfect for my type of jobs, Thanks for watching!
Nice job
It is amazing that this little machine is fit for professional work.
I'm looking for a machine for my property. I initially wanted to have a bigger one. After sitting on one and seeing what you can do with it I fell in love with this one
Thanks buddy! The Kubota BX really is a fantastic machine and the whole reason I even started this RUclips channel was so I could show others what such a small/compact tractor could do in the right hands because most people see it and think its just toy. I have worked my little tractor to death doing jobs way bigger than it was intended for and its never not completed a job or left me stranded.. Kubota builds some of the best equipment in the industry and if you take care of this tractor it will out live you. They are extremely versatile and are light weight enough to tow on a smaller trailer with a smaller vehicle great for bringing on jobs yet heavy and powerful enough to do real productive and professional work. You'll have to let me know what you end up going with! id recommend a BX or B-series Kubota by the sounds of it.. The B series is great too if you need a little more power and have the space for it. If I were you id go to a local dealer and sit on them and ask to test/drive them to see which one fits you best and what fits your application best but you cant go wrong with either one of them that's for sure. Thanks for watching!
@@BiffsEquipment The BX is the one I can afford. I live in Germany . The market for small tractors is quite small. Kubota machines are the most expensive ones, to my knowledge. They also are regarded to be the best quality in the market. There is no second hand market to speak off. People keep them for life. Machines thirty years and older are offered for insane prices.
Your channel has the best marketing material for the BX series Kubota could wish for. They should pay you.
Thanks for your great work!
Damn sounds like a tough market out there buddy. I’m glad you were able to find my channel tho. My channel is all about showing what these little tractors can accomplish and I plan to do many more side jobs with it this spring.. I know your gonna love your new tractor. Iv got lots of mods/upgrades and maintiance videos on this little machine as well you might find interesting. I wish Kubota would pay me too! Maybe some day when/if my channel gets bigger haha. Thanks for watching my videos!
Grass on his driveway looked better than my front lawn!
Haha yah this driveway was REALLY bad.. that’s what years and years of driveway neglect will do.. that’s why it’s always important to do proper driveway maintenance once every year or two to re-distribute the gravel around and to keep things fresh so grass doesn’t grow. Thanks for watching!
Biff, you prove a good operator on a BX can get a lot done!
Thanks Wayne I appreciate that! Hope your having a great start to your spring!
Классный видос. Хорошая работа👍😎
Very nice job!
Thankyou!
I haven’t commented on any of your vids until now, you are really great with that Kubota. Keep up the good work and as many vids as you can Biff🇺🇸👍🏻
Thanks Tim! Well I'm really glad you decided to make some comments cuz I always like getting to know my subscribers better so thankyou. Winter season is a bit boring for me specially when there isn't snow but i hope to have a new plow video up soon as well as more work with my new grapple!
@@BiffsEquipment yes sir! The grapple is awesome and look forward to seeing some action with that. The dig on the “shed base” video was great! Just good honest work being done by great skill. Your customers get there money’s worth for sure buddy. I’m just over in Vt and look forward to more videos and appreciate you taking the time to make them, I know it adds more work to an already busy day so thank you👍🏻
I’m impressed how well you do with only the FEL. I know they are more expensive but a little tracked skid steer would be perfect for what you do.
Thanks buddy! It’s funny you say that cuz Iv been wanting to buy a mini skidsteer for a long time now, if I did the one I would buy would be an ASV-25 those are the perfect size for the jobs I do, I also plan to buy a mini excavator some day to expand. Glad your enjoying the vids!
Again, great job sir.
Thanks Ronnie, hope your doing good man!
@@BiffsEquipment thanks and I hope you are as well. I’ve got a BX and learning from you, thanks..
@@ronnieo6867 awesome man I’m glad to hear that! Stay safe out there!
Great video Biff! i was surprised that part by the house wasn't just soup........he should really put an extension on that downpipe and get that water further away from the house. Working on wet material certainly presents its own challenges but once again, you made it look easy. I did my driveway in the spring. It's about a 1/4 mile long and I have never done it since I owned that house. That last owner just kept piling more and more stone on it. So I took my box blade and dug up the base pretty good. I took the backhoe on the BX25 and trenched both sides of the driveway and then dropped a layer of item 4 on the trenches. Then, 4" corrugated drainage pipe wrapped in landscapers cloth, then filled up to base level with the rest of the item 4. The pipe goes all the way down to the culvert. Crusher-run it the key brother - it packs well and it cheap. I wanted road grindings but couldn't get enough to do the whole project.....everybody wants them now and the town rations it all out now....BASTARDS!! LOL!!.... thanks again for such a great "how-to" video. I'm always amazed how good you are with that FEL!! How did you make out with the GoPro? I know you were getting frustrated with it. I cut 3 videos with it and posted one. the other two I'm editing as we speak. I'm thinking of a drone next. Whadda-you-think?? Good luck and Godspeed - talk soon!....
Hey man thanks again for the kind words! Yah it was def a challenge with all the water and the ground being so soft. I did however tell him about moving or extending the gutter; there is no doubt that’s why it’s soaking wet over in front of their door, he is gonna put an extension on it I think. Sounds like you fixed your driveway up real nice and gave the water some where to go! That’s what you gotta do. As for the road killings or blacktop killings that’s what I use at my own house, they deffinelty do the job when your on a budget but don’t pack in quite as tight or as nice as crusher run as millings doesn’t have any Rock dust to hold it all together and often I track it into my house on my boots but it’s certainly not a bad material that’s for sure. Thanks for watching as always! I’m excited to watch your new videos, thanks for letting me know!
Very neat, clean job as always! 👌
Thanks Jimmy!
Looked great!
Thanks O&D life! Always happy to see you commenting on my channel! How have you been feeling lately?
Subscribed! Well done and appreciate you up your video's.
Thanks a ton man, glad your liking my videos. I try to help people as often as I can with my videos and enjoy learning new things as much as I enjoy teaching them.
awesome job! love your work brother!
Bucket skills on point 👉
Thanks buddy!
Nice work again. I'll have to look for my extra shims and see if I can get 2250psi.
Thanks Chris! If you do lmk how you like it
Very good work sir, you've got great skills
Thanks buddy I appreciate that. Can’t wait to get back out there this summer and do jobs again!
@@BiffsEquipment I'm a friend of AKDadStuff. I hear you guys might be meeting up. Great stuff, keep up the great work! Just ordered my first tractor myself.
@@wolf0994 thanks buddy yah we are gonna see what happens once he gets out here if we can make something happen, he’s a great guy! Congrats on the new tractor buddy how are you liking it thus far?
@@BiffsEquipment is being assembled now. 2601, with snow pusher, FEL, grapple, rear blade, backhoe. I'm excited to get it dirty.
@@wolf0994 awesome man! You gotta be stoked, you bought a great machine! Let me know how you like it once it arrives!
came out real nice
Thanks man!
Hi Biff - you've got operating that thing down pat! It would have taken me forever, and the end results wouldn't have been 1/2 that good! Nice work.
Thanks buddy! Really Love your channel also! I gotta get back over to your channel again soon. I appreciate you stopping by and checking it out. Thanks for watching!
Another question.... do you run the tractor in high or low on a job like this...or when would you recommend each? Great stuff, and thanks for answering all our questions!
Hi Tom, I typically will run it in low gear when grabbing stone or dirt from the pile and then will shift back into high to get to my destination, once there I will usually put it back in low to initially spread the piles of dirt or stone and once the majority is spread I will then shift it back into high gear to do my finally grading.
So I would say initial grading should be done in low and final grading can be done in high as it’s less load on the tractor. There have been days where I leave it in low gear for nearly the entire job but that’s only because I was in a hurry and it’s not good for the transmission because it makes the trans work 10x harder in high gear when applying heavy loads and pushing hard into dense piles. Hope this helps!
With the extra pressure increase on the FEL, how are you feeling about the amount of pressure put on the front axel/seals/tires with the extra weight you can pick up? I haven't adjusted my machine from factory ~1750 PSI (though have the parts for the pressure kit) since I am able to really squat the front tires with the factory set pressure relief.
Hey, So the extra increase made my front rims about touch the ground in this last video, Deffienltly need to keep an eye on front tire pressures and increase them as needed. I typically run mine about 24psi but will be increasing them now to about 26-28psi. As far as the front axle goes, I have no doubts it will be just fine, Kubota overbuilds these front axles on the BX by a lot, I doubt you'd ever hurt the front axle if your not abusing it.. and even then I feel it could prolly handle it. Once you adjust yours let me know how you like it and report back, I find it adds a TON of extra (much needed) power for the BX.
@@BiffsEquipment Yeah, I have been running my tires a bit higher PSI as well, around ~24-25 PSI. I also definitely have that same front turning cylinder bracket issue as you, with the thumping upon tight turns. My tractor is around ~400 hours and noticed the sound around ~300 hours (Good find on that one, made me realize what the sound was on mine as I was baffled since I couldn't find it). I plan on upping the pressure this week and doing some rock work, I will let you know how it goes. The BX can definitely use some extra FEL lifting power for sure. Thanks!
I wish I had a bx series tractor I need one bad
They are excellent machines for sure! I wish I had a mini excavator just like the one in your picture! I have been wanting one fir a few years now, almost pulled the trigger on a Kubota K-008 to run with my bx last year but the deal fell through :/ hope to have a mini excavator in the next year or so tho. Thanks for watching!
The end of the driveway would be a good culvert install job, prevent future washout.
I totally agree! I will be revisiting this job come spring to add more gravel and to see how things look after winter is over so stay tuned! Thanks for watching!
@@BiffsEquipment I know it’s a big hit to the wallet but do you anticipate a backhoe add on? Culverts, underground water lines, power lines etc ? Good stuff man, keep up the good work👍🏻
What size trailer are you using to haul you’re tractor?
Man you are good. How does that single axle trailer work? Seems a little on the small size.
Thanks Mike! The trailer is a little small for sure, tho it can handle the weight, it’s a very heavy custom built trailer with a heavy duty 3500lb axle.. tho it is deffinelty too short for the tractor if I add anything more than a loader to it. I will be upgrading my trailer early next spring.. this will be the last summer I run this trailer. Thanks for watching!
Biff, can you tell me more about a bucket level indicator? I think I've seen one on your BX, is that true?
Hey Todd, yes I do have a bucket level indicator on my BX, Kubota only makes one for the newer BX80 loader but you can prolly make it work on their older loader as well. I got the bucket level indicator for a $60 add on price when I bought the loader.. I used it a bunch when I first got the loader but after a few months I was so use to the loader that I stopped using it.. but it still comes in handy from time to time with setting it for differnt implements and it’s a great thing for for beginners to have to help them learn where level is on their buckets so I highly recommend it even tho I rarely ever give Mike a glance anymore lol. Best of luck!
Are you always floating the bucket when back dragging?
Hi Tom, Not always, it all depends.. this gravel was very wet and heavy so I didn’t do much floating at all on this job cuz if I floated the bucket it would just ride right over top of the pile I’m trying to backdrag so for the most part I had to put quite a bit of Down pressure on it at different bucket angles to get it to grade how I wanted to. Wet gravel is always tough to work with. Thanks for watching!
How are you scooping shit up? I’m a newbie with my 23S. I can’t pick shit up. What’s the secret?
Do you mean how am I scraping up the sod? Or how am I picking material up in general? When you scoop stuff up you often want to have a bit of speed if it’s a tiny pile otherwise you may end up pushing it around, as you drive into it lift and curl at the same time. As for stripping sod like I did there is kind of an art to it.. you have to really go by feel, you get your cutting edge at the right height you want and then leave your boom there as you slowly push forward, if you feel the resistance becoming too strong or see the boom getting pulled down then you need to boom up slightly so you can stay at the same level you started at.. if it suddenly starts to get too easy to push into then you know your starting to come up to high with the cutting edge and need to apply slight down pressure on or curl the bucket lip down more slightly. It’s really hard to explain in words but I plan to do a video on it sometime this summer. Stay tuned and thanks for watching!
What do you do with all the bass that you scrape up when you're levelling the driveway?
On this job? I hauled it over to a pile near his woods where he used it for fill on his property If I remember correctly.. sometimes I’ll use a dump trailer and haul it away like I did in my video a few weeks ago
you need a box blade for the back of tractor used with fel its a much faster and smoother setup
Iv been wanting to buy one for grading/spreading gravel for awhile now, I use to have one but it was a 5’er made for a larger tractor so I sold it and planned to buy a 4’er but never got around to it. Thanks for watching
Nice work! How long did it take to do this job?
Thanks Dan! Half a day give or so I think
What u charge for a half days work on ur little tractor?
Hello, great work! Just curious how long did it take you to complete this project?
This entire project start to finish took me maybe 4-5 hours max. I’m pretty fast with the bucket, it doesn’t take me as long as most people think. Thanks for watching!
did you feel a major difference after the new shims?
Absolutely.. from 1650psi to 2000psi I noticed a huge difference and from 2,000psi to 2,250psi I noticed a really big difference as well.. I'm very pleased with my pressure and setup but just be very careful when going this high. You need lots of rear ballast to be safe and the hydraulic lines are only rated for 3k.. also it does work your hydraulic pump harder as well. Thanks for watching!
Anyone know what a job like this should cost? I’m guessing but I want to say $650 labor plus material.
Are you in float when skimming?
Hey dave, typically I’m not in float, and wasn’t in this video because had I used float it either woulda skipped across the hard ground not digging at all or if the lip woulda finally got a good bite float woulda let the bucket sink way deep into the ground.. I just used constant downward pressure with the bucket angle until I felt I had a good bite and would then curl the bucket back slightly as I continued to feather the loader up and down as I went forward. Hope this helps!
How much difference did you notice after upping the pressure to 2250? I have a bx23s and have contemplated upping it even just to 2k for that little extra lifting power and breakout capability.
Just going from stock pressure to 2,000psi I gained about 150lbs in lift/break out.. it was a considerable difference from stock and I had it like that for almost 2 years I think with out any issues, then I went to 2250 which I wouldn’t really recommend as not many people have done it and I havnt used the tractor for more than just a few jobs since.. this is why I figured I would be the gunipig for anyone wanting to try it. I would say if I don’t have any serious issues in the next year or so that it’s prolly pretty safe but 2,000psi is usually where people bring it to and I have yet to see one person have an issue at 2,000psi.
As for it being at 2250psi, I felt about as much of an increase in power as I did going from stock to 2,000 as I did going from 2,000 to 2,250... it’s quite a big difference. Hope this helps!
What's something like that cost to do? $500+
Yep right around there is what I think I charged for this one from what I remember. Thanks for watching!
How much rear ballast do you use? Do you run loaded rear tires?
I run loader rear tires as well as another 200lbs in suitcase weights on my custom wear weight bracket. I use to never lift the rear end off the ground with the additional weight until a video before this when I increased my loader pressure even more, now it will lift the tires off the ground as you can see in a few spots on this video but that being said it’s still very stable but I will be adding 2 more 50lb suitcase weights soon. Thanks for watching
my question is about your trailer. I've ordered a bx23s with the back hoe and I have a 12 ft single axle trailer and I see you haul yours on one smaller than mine. will I have any problems hauling mine?
It’s gonna be a really really really tight fit if it even fits.. you might be able to turn the backhoe sideways and make it work with the gate closed but you’ll have to put the FEL up on top of the side rail like I do, mine barely fits with my quick hitch, my rear weights, and my hitch off the back with just the loader.. it’s a tight squeeze and my trailer is a heavy duty trailer with a 3500lb axle but it still is quite a bit for it.. I would deffinelty recommend selling that trailer for a tandem axle specially cuz you have a backhoe and that’s a lot more weight right there.. you also may have a tough time keeping enough tongue weight on your hitch.. if so you’ll have to get a larger drop for your hitch to move the front of the trailer down lower to apply more tongue weight. I would def think about going with a 14’ minimum tandem axle. Hope this helps!
PS. I plan on going with a tandem axle next year 👍🏻
@@BiffsEquipment spot on with the tongue weight.
I have a 16' double axle for my BX. If you are going to put anything on the back like a box blade, tiller, or backhoe, I would get a 16' for sure. You can have the loader down on the bed, and still have a couple of foot behind the trailer. To @Biff's Equipment point, getting that tongue weight will be important. I had my box blade on with the tractor, and the weight was just to the front of center. Check out some of the thumbnails on my channel to get a good picture of what a 16' will fit a tractor like. One of the thumbnails shows both my BX and G on the trailer at the same time.
@@HuserHelpers yep exactly man. Great advice. And I sure will. I’m looking for a 16’ to 18’ tandem next spring:. My trailer did it’s job for 2 years but it’s time to move on.. need a much bigger trailer for the work I do and hopefully for the new implements that will be coming in the coming year. I’ll def be back to your channel man been meaning to watch some more of your videos just been so busy making new videos lately trying to find the time to get it all edited and I know lots of people are waiting on me lol
Thanks for watching man and helping out 👍🏻
I prefer 73’s (3/4”) over 53’s (1”)
Get a land plane, cut the base flat before throwing stone on it. The holes will just return if you don’t. 🤷🏻♂️
@@doomman700 yes or even a box blade. If there’s a lot of gravel it what help distribute it around the driveway.
@@doomman700 if you watch my other videos dooman I Always cut the base and grade the base before putting a fresh layer of stone down, this was litterally the first time I didn’t and that’s only because he just wanted a quick job done before winter filling the low spots, I wasn’t there for the potholes either I just threw some Over them as I had extra stone at the end. The driveway will be tore up when the snow flies in a few weeks or so and this was just to get the driveway so it was useable again as I explained early in the video. Next year I’m going back to do the full driveway and will be cutting and grading the base before installing all new stone. This was just to get him by before the snow flies.
@@msclawnmaintenance for sure, I have a boxblade but it’s too large for my tractor so I don’t use it much, next summer I will be selling it and buying a land plane or grader box. Implements cost money, and sometimes when you can’t afford them you gotta use what youv got.. this is why iv been using just the FEL and loader bucket for most my jobs this entire summer. Thanks for watching.
As far as 3/4” minus I used -1” because as you can see the driveway was very wet, the larger the stone the better it will hold up in a wet environment.. the smaller the stone the greater the chance It can sink so I felt -1” was a good happy medium.
Constantly backing up without looking....you would be kicked from every job site i have ever been on....your going to kill someones pet or worse their child.....
I work at school district where I plow all winter every year in a huge 70hp tractor with a 10' pushbox and also use a n F350 plow truck with a huge salter on the back that blocks the whole rear window so if I can handle driving around/plowing in a snow storm with literally 100's of teachers and students running around as I'm avoiding tons of obstacles and moving vehicles then I think I can handle backing up my little tiny tractor on a small side job and knowing exactly who or what is around me when I back up... Its all about knowing your surroundings.. Why don't you record yourself running equipment as you do a job so we can see how its done. Id gladly watch it and see what I can point out for you.. Nobody is perfect but judging by your comment I assume that you think you are.